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Sozopol is the oldest city on the Black sea. The center (the Old town) is located on a small peninsula. Near are the islands are Sveti Ivan and Sveti Peter. In 610 years B.C. Greeks found the Apollonia colony thrive as a city intermediary between Greek and Thracian world. Later the towm was named Sozopol (Savior) and is inhabited without interruption for over than 2600 years.
The underwater studies of Sozopol`s aquatic port reveal remains of dwellings, ceramic pottery, stone and bone instr...

Statistics show 15% increase of foreign tourists and 12% of revenue from international tourism in the country for the period from January to August. This was announced by the vice-chairman of the State Agency for Tourism Hristo Hristov during the opening of Smolian International Tourism Fair "Bulgarian Mountains - hospitality in four seasons.
4.3 million foreign tourists visited the country during the first seven months, the highest is the proportion of Romanians - 732 000 and Greece - 52...

During the summer season more Bulgarians have spent their holiday in Pamporovo than foreigners. This was announced by Rusena Milusheva, manager of a hotel in the mountain resort.
She added that the percentage of Bulgarians was 90% and foreigner tourists - 10%. According to her the interest of spending the holiday in the mountain is dued to the nice temperatures, the cool climate, fresh air.

Fear of crisis in the tourism sector as a consequence of global economic processes can not be justified if Bulgaria create conditions to make tourism more attractive than in other countries, said Vice-President of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association Dimitar Karanenov. Factors that are available: excellent territorial distance of our country from Western Europe, new hotel facilities and relatively low cost of the proposed tourist services.
The state and representatives of h...

Plovdiv manucupality presents a documentary film in Brussels in the days of Plovdiv in the European parliament on 17th of September. The film is tour through the millenary history of the city - one of the oldest cities in Europe. The movie passes over the famous memorials like Ancient theatre, Rome stadium, Rome forum, Odeona, the Old town of Plovdiv, International trade market in Plovdiv, Khan Krum memorial and "Rest & Culture" park.
The movie is created by Jane - production house. W...

The creation of state public advisory committee to improve coordination between the particular agencies on the issues of tourism, is a step forward in the dialogue between public and private sectors, commented Vice President of the Bulgarian hotel and restaurant association Dimitar Karanenov. The objectives of the committee - to define the priorities of the tourism sector and to analyze trends in its development, will assist the work of hotel and tour operators in Bulgaria.
"I continue t...